baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent EP-0879932-A2 (EP)
IPC: E06B3/54
Filed: 1998-05-08
Abstract: The glazing block has a longitudinal continuous centre groove (13) on the bearing surface side with the width (b) of the groove at most half the width (B) of one of the two webs (14) defining the groove. The groove is roughly half of the thickness of the block. The centre groove has between the groove base (15) and walls (16) base radii (17) corresponding to half the groove depth (t). The frame support face (12) formed by the webs is unprofiled.
Patent EP-0908591-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BOLLMANN RAINER
IPC: E05C3/00
Filed: 1998-08-06
Abstract: The grip has a plastic molded housing (3) inside which is fitted a tilt action lever (6) joined to a catch (4) which clips onto a fixed catch on the window frame. The catch is held in the closed position by a spring (7) inside the housing. A sliding mounted locking catch (8) on the other side of the housing locks the window from the inside. The housing is secured to the window pane by a threaded fastener, through a hole in the glass, and into an outside housing (20).
Patent EP-0911842-A2 (EP)
Inventor: DOHNAL DIETER DR-ING
IPC: G01R31/56
Filed: 1998-09-05
Abstract: A method of monitoring a tap changer in which measured values representing the status of the tap change operation are associated with positions of the tap changer and the position range or time range for the tap change is subdivided into partial intervals for which characteristic values of the measurement are calculated by a calculating rule, e.g. averaging. These characteristic values are compared with stored parameter data and operation categories are established which are then used exclusively for the further information processing.
Patent EP-0902458-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHOLZ JOHN A
IPC: H01J61/36
Filed: 1998-09-09
Abstract: A reflector lamp 10 has a vitreous outer envelope 12 formed of a concave reflector 14 and
a light-transmitting 16 cover peripherally sealed thereto. The concave reflector and cover
are symmetrically arrayed about a longitudinal axis 18 and a substantially cylindrical,
hollow neck 20 having a given depth is affixed to the concave reflector opposite the
cover. The neck 20 also is symmetrically arrayed about the longitudinal axis 18 and has a
substantially closed bottom 21. At least two eyelets, 22, 24, respectively, are sealed in the
bottom 21 and a light source capsule 26 is positioned in the concave reflector and aligned
with the longitudinal axis 18. The light source capsule 26 has a first end 28 situated in
the neck 20 and a second end 30 extending into the concave reflector. The light source
capsule 26 comprises a quartz arc tube 32 containing an arc generating and sustaining
medium and a surrounding aluminosilicate glass shroud 34. First and second conductive
lead-ins 36, 38, respectively, are sealed into a first seal 40 formed at a first end 42 of the
shroud 34. Each of the lead-ins 36, 38 has a first portion 44, 46, respectively, sealed in
one of the eyelets 22, 24. The first conductive lead-in 36 has a second portion 48
extending interiorly of the shroud and connecting a first electrode 50 of the arc tube and
contains a bend or offset 49 to take expansion differences during operation. The second
lead-in 38 has a second portion 54 terminating within the first seal 40. An outer
conductor 56 has a first end 58 sealed in a second end 60 of the shroud 34 and connects a
second electrode 62 of the arc tube 32. A middle section 64 of the outer conductor 56,
which is surrounded by an electrically insulating sleeve 57 for at least part of its length,
extends exteriorly of the shroud 34 and has a second end 66 connected to the second said
lead-in 38. A conventional screw base 68 completes the lamp.
Patent EP-0866181-A2 (EP)
Inventor: SCHENA GIAN PAOLO
IPC: E03D9/03
Filed: 1998-02-26
Abstract: To improve bowl cleaning and hygiene while substantially reducing
water consumption, the cistern (1) comprises a hydraulic device
(7) for causing early closure of the valving element (5), and an
additive dispensing device (6) in which the operation of the two
devices can be combined to obtain the following four flushing
methods:
     using all the water contained in the container (2) of the
cistern (1) plus an additive;   using all the water contained in the container (2) of the
cistern (1) but without the addition of an additive;   using only a part the water contained in the container (2) of
the cistern (1) plus an additive;   using only a part of the water contained in the container (2)
of the cistern (1) but without the addition of an additive.   
     All the flushing methods can also be operated remotely.
Patent EP-0866311-A2 (EP)
Inventor: VAN ROEKEL JAUKE
IPC: G01C21/20
Filed: 1998-03-09
Abstract: The method involves using a first display to provide the direct direction (24b-27b) from the current position (24-27) of the vehicle to a spaced target point (24a-27a) along the route (23). The direction is continuously altered as a function of the vehicle position. The distance of the target point ahead of the momentary position of the vehicle can be altered as a function of the actual velocity of the vehicle or the road parameters, e.g. the road surface conditions, or road type. The distance may also be altered as a function of the visibility or other lighting conditions.
Patent EP-0863650-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FLOCKHART ANDREW D
IPC: H04Q3/545
Filed: 1998-02-24
Abstract: The maximum wait time for callers in a call center is lowered
by selecting, for an agent who has just become available to handle a call, a
highest-priority waiting call that would most likely wait the longest if it were not
selected at this time. Anticipated wait times are computed for the calls at the heads
of the non-empty highest-priority call queues that correspond to the agent's skills or
splits (202-210). The anticipated wait time of a call is computed as the call's present
(elapsed) wait time plus the average rate of advance of calls in the call's queue (210).
The call with the longest anticipated wait time is then selected first and is assigned to
the available agent for handling (212-216). The process is repeated each time that
any agent becomes available.
Patent EP-0903917-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FURUKAWA KIMIKAZU
IPC: H04M7/12
Filed: 1998-03-30
Abstract: A communication support system includes
a command signal detection unit (6) which detects a
command signal sent by a telephone unit (1), the
command signal indicating one of a plurality of
telephone services. A telephone service recognition
unit (11) determines which of the plurality of
telephone services is indicated by the command signal
from the telephone unit. A telephone service
processing unit (7) executes a telephone service
processing for the telephone service determined by the
telephone service recognition unit (11), the telephone
service processing unit starting execution of the
telephone service processing in response to control
data from the command signal detection unit (6).
Patent EP-0896294-A2 (EP)
Inventor: HANDLEY JOHN C
IPC: G06V30/10
Filed: 1998-07-17
Abstract: A method for generating documents such as forms using
halftones along with a set of low-complexity image
processing steps to extract the characters for recognition.
The method exploits texture differences between character
strokes and halftoned boxes or text fields. Form frames
are rendered as black and white halftones and characters
are extracted by exploiting differences in texture between
the frames and the character strokes. A sequence of simple
image processing operations, easily done in hardware,
eliminates the frames while leaving the characters intact.
Halftones, giving the appearance of a light color as in the
dropout-color method, are easily produced by page
description languages; thus, blank and filled-in forms can
be scanned, printed, stored and photocopied at low cost.
Patent EP-0894508-A2 (EP)
Inventor: OGAMA KENJI
IPC: A61N1/20
Filed: 1998-07-23
Abstract: A skin-contact type medical treatment apparatus having a first element (1)
serving as a positive electrode and a second element (2) serving as a negative
electrode, which are electrically connected to each other through a resistance
element when being in contact with the skin. The first and second elements
(1,2) are opposed to each other across the resistance element so as to be
connected to the terminal ends of resistance element. The first and second
elements (1,2) and resistance element are formed flat on a substrate (5) formed
of a membrane of ceramic and placed in a fitting concave (4a) formed in a
pedestal (4) of synthetic resin.
Patent EP-0897816-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YANASE MINAO
IPC: B60C23/06
Filed: 1998-08-21
Abstract: An apparatus for alarming decrease in tyre air-pressure
in which decrease in internal pressure of
tyres is alarmed based on rotational information
obtained from tyres attached to a four-wheeled
vehicle. The apparatus comprises a rotational
information detecting means for detecting rotational
information of each tyre, a memory means for storing
the rotational information of each tyre, a
calculating means for calculating reciprocals of
turning radii based on rotational information of
tyres attached to a driving shaft and judged values
from the rotational information of each tyre, and a
determining means for determining decrease in
internal pressure from a relationship between the
reciprocals of the turning radii and judged values.
Determination of decompression can be reliable
performed in the proximity of a region at which the
lateral axis is O, since the judged values (DEL
values) obtained while the differentiation is 
restricted are focused at points at which the
lateral axis is O, that is, on the vertical axis.
Patent EP-0887925-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NOMURA TOMINARI
IPC: H04J13/00
Filed: 1998-06-25
Abstract: A gain compensating apparatus for use with an amplifying
portion corresponding to code division multiple access system
is disclosed, that comprises a spreading/combining portion for
outputting amplitude data that has been spread and quantized
and transmission average value information, a D/A converting
portion for outputting an analog base band signal, a modulating
portion for outputting a modulation signal, a variable ATT
portion for controlling the attenuation amount with a control
signal and controlling the level of the modulation signal, an
amplifying portion for amplifying a power, a HYB for branching
an output signal of the amplifying portion, one output signal
of the HYB being a transmission signal, a detecting portion for
detecting an output signal of the HYB and outputting a detected
signal, an A/D converting portion for converting the detected
signal into quantized transmission power data, and a
comparing/controlling portion for comparing the transmission
power data with the transmission average value information,
outputting data for compensating the difference, and
controlling the variable ATT portion.
Patent EP-0979589-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WILLE KLAUS
IPC: H04Q11/04
Filed: 1998-04-24
Abstract: L'invention concerne un procédé permettant d'exploiter dans des réseaux à large bande des caractéristiques de puissance en bande étroite prévues dans des terminaux de communication à large bande. Pour l'exploitation de caractéristiques de puissance en bande étroite, les communications concernées sont transmises, par l'intermédiaire du réseau à large bande (BB-N) à une unité d'interfonctionnement (IWU). Les informations de signalisation (ssi) contenues dans ces communications sont transmises à une unité de commutation à large bande logique (LSB-VE) et à partir de cette unité est dérivée une information de commande à bande étroite (vsei). Dans l'unité d'interfonctionnement (IWU), cette information de commande à large bande est convertie en une information de commande à bande étroite (vbei) et ainsi une unité de transmission à large bande physique (PBB-VE) est réglée pour la transmission de la communication concernée.
Patent EP-0938066-A2 (EP)
Inventor: KIYONO SHIGEKI
IPC: G06V30/424
Filed: 1999-02-19
Abstract: A method recognizes an address of a letter. The
method including registering data including a whole image
and coordinate data of an address information mentioning
position corresponding to the whole image of a referring
letter, obtaining a whole image of a letter, correlating the
whole image with the registered whole image, and
detecting an address information mentioning position
from the obtained whole image based on the coordinate
data when the correlating result indicates conformity.
Using data from previous reads, the address may be
recognized more quickly by assuming that the letter
currently being read is similar to the previously read
letter or letters, such as in bulk processing.
Patent EP-0942119-A2 (EP)
Inventor: POREMBA JOHANNES
IPC: E04H12/34
Filed: 1999-03-05
Abstract: The lifting device is connected in at least two spaced apart planes with the pylon upper part and is arranged inside the pylon. It comprises an installation tower (6) composed of several pieces. The pylon upper part (1) is connected with at least two lifting frames (11,12) movable along the tower. On the upper tower piece cable deflector rollers (27) are fixed, which with cables (25,26) connected to a traction apparatus (29) lead to the corners of the upper lifting frame (12).
Patent EP-0975162-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YASUZATO MASASHI
IPC: H04N5/782
Filed: 1999-04-08
Abstract: When recording a signal to a magnetic tape 12 serving as a recording medium,
recording information 36 including the start time and the end time of recording and
the recording source is stored to storage means 6 other than the above tape 12.
Such recording information 36 is provided with a particular ID number 37 so that it
can be read out later and such ID number information 37 is recorded on the above
tape 12. Later, when the user sets the timer recording reservation for a program
with the same start time and the same end time and on the same channel as those for
the previous program on the tape 12 having the recorded program, the ID number
information 37 is read out from the tape 12 and the storage information 36 specified
by the ID number 37 is read out from the storage means 6 upon pressing of the set
key 23. By storing the read out recording information 36 to the reservation memory
51 of the timer reservation setting means 5, the user can set the timer reservation.
When the reserved time is reached, the system starts recording of the signal on the
tape 12.
Patent EP-0950803-A2 (EP)
Inventor: TAKAHASHI HIDEAKI
IPC: F01N13/02
Filed: 1999-04-14
Abstract: The temperature of a downstream catalyst is effectively increased while
avoiding temperature increase of an upstream catalyst, so as to remove SOx from
the downstream catalyst. For this purpose, a first front three-way catalyst 21 of a
first exhaust gas passage 5a connected to a first cylinder group, a second front
three-way catalyst 22 of a second exhaust gas passage 5b connected to a second
cylinder group, and a rear three-way catalyst 23 installed in an exhaust gas
passage 5c which combines the exhaust of both of these exhaust gas passages, are
provided. When the conditions hold for performing temperature increase of the
rear three-way catalyst 23, the control unit 11 sets the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust
supplied to one front catalyst to richer than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio, and
sets the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas supplied to the other front catalyst to
leaner than the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio. Due to this, unburnt fuel and oxygen
which passed through the front catalysts flow into the rear catalyst, promote the
reactions in the rear catalyst so as to raise its temperature, and thereby promote
discharge and reduction of SOx.
Patent EP-0979976-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ARRAIZA JAIME
IPC: F24F1/02
Filed: 1999-07-30
Abstract: The air conditioning plant has a casing and at least one condenser. It is forcibly ventilated by a fan, circulating the air through an outlet aperture in the rear of the casing via a flexible air outlet hose (5). The hose is fitted so that it can be removed, at least in the region close to its free end (6), on which an atomizer is fitted, forming a removable group attached to the casing by a hook (8) fitting in a recess (9) in the casing.
Patent EP-0989617-A2 (EP)
Inventor: NANISHI YASUSHI
IPC: H01L33/12
Filed: 1999-09-17
Abstract: A semiconductor light emitting device includes: a substrate; a ZnO
buffer layer formed on the substrate; and a GaN-based light emitting layer formed
on the ZnO buffer layer. The ZnO buffer layer has an average crystalline grain size
of ZnO grains of about 0.45 µm or more, or 0.12 µm or less.
Patent EP-1013721-A2 (EP)
Inventor: STAWITZ JOSEF-WALTER DR
IPC: C09D11/328
Filed: 1999-12-09
Abstract: Solid formulations of (un)metallized phthalocyanine dyes (I) have an average particle size of over 100 mu m and give a pH of over 10 when dissolved in 10 times the amount of water. An Independent claim is also included for a method of producing the formulations.
Patent EP-0959249-A2 (EP)
Inventor: WONG ALBERT CHEUK-YIN
IPC: F04C15/00
Filed: 1999-05-07
Abstract: A vane pump (10) including a cylindrical rotor (78) rotatable inside of
an oval-shaped rotor chamber (66) defined by a cam ring (46) round the rotor.
A thrust plate (42) and a pressure plate (44) on opposite sides of the cam ring
cover the rotor chamber (70) and are squeezed together by a pressure force
attributable to fluid in a discharge chamber of the vane pump at a discharge
pressure thereof. Fluid at the discharge pressure of the pump is ported to an
annular first longitudinal balance chamber (116) between the pressure plate (44)
and an end (82A) of the rotor facing the pressure plate (44) and to an annular
second longitudinal balance chamber (118) between the thrust plate (42) and an
opposite end (82B) of the rotor facing the thrust plate. A pressure force on the
pressure plate (44) attributable to fluid in the first balance chamber (116)
balances a fraction of the pressure force on the pressure plate attributable to
fluid in the discharge chamber to reduce flexure of the pressure plate into the
rotor chamber. A pressure force on the rotor attributable to fluid in the second
balance chamber (118) is equal to the pressure force on the rotor attributable to
fluid in the first balance chamber (116) for longitudinal static equilibrium.
Patent EP-0952580-A2 (EP)
Inventor: FUJINAMI YASUSHI
IPC: G11B27/34
Filed: 1999-04-22
Abstract: With append_only_flag reset to 0, data is recorded over existing data on a disc in accordance with the value of volume_write_protect_level. With append_only_flag set to 1, on the other hand, data can not be recorded over existing data on the disc but can be appended to already recorded data in a range defined by the value of volume_write_protect_level. 
     As a result, it is possible to prevent new data from being written over already recorded data by mistake and to utilize the recording area of the disc efficiently.
Patent EP-0974430-A2 (EP)
Inventor: BECHT REIMUND
IPC: B23D49/16
Filed: 1999-07-20
Abstract: A hand-operated electric tool, especially a jigsaw, has a motor unit provided in the
tool housing, which motor unit contains in a motor housing the stator and the rotor,
wherein the rotor shaft projecting with one end from the motor housing is mounted in
two bearings fixed in the motor housing. A countershaft that forms an extension of
the rotor shaft and carries a toothed arrangement is coupled to the rotor shaft and is
rotatably mounted in a bearing. Rotor shaft and countershaft engage axially with
radial play and are coupled non-rotatably by co-operating radial projections and
recesses receiving the projections. In the region of the overlapping portions of rotor
shaft and countershaft, on one of the shafts there is provided an annular portion
extending at least over a part of the circumference, which annular portion is
substantially in line contact with the adjacent circumferential surface of the other
shaft.
Patent EP-1014228-A2 (EP)
Inventor: YABE HIROSHI
IPC: G04G99/00
Filed: 1999-12-13
Abstract: The invention seeks to realize a reliable power supply control function in a portable
electronic device which includes a limiter circuit, or includes the limiter circuit and a
voltage step-up circuit, and to reduce power consumption. It is detected whether or not a
voltage generated by a power generator 40 or a voltage accumulated in a power supply
device 48, 80 exceeds a preset limiter-ON voltage. When the voltage generated by the
power generator 40 or the voltage accumulated in the power supply device 48, 80 has
become not lower than the preset limiter-ON voltage, a voltage of electrical energy supplied
to the power supply device is limited to a predetermined reference voltage set in advance.
When it is determined based on a detection result of a status-of-power-generation detecting
section 91 that power is not generated by the power generator 40, detecting operation of a
limiter-ON-voltage detecting circuit 91A is prohibited. Power consumption required for
operating the limiter-ON-voltage detecting circuit can be thus reduced.
Patent EP-1018464-A2 (EP)
Inventor: LIUBAKKA MICHAEL KENNETH
IPC: B62D6/00
Filed: 1999-12-13
Abstract: A variable assist power steering system (10) uses
vehicle speed, steering wheel rate and steering valve inlet
pressure to vary the steering assist provided. A control
module (30) receives vehicle speed, steering wheel rate and
pressure data from sensors (24, 25, 26) and produces a
control signal for a flow control valve actuator (32) that
bypasses fluid flow from the pump (22) to a reservoir (36),
rather than to the steering valve (20) thereby affecting
steering valve pressure which controls the rack piston (16)
which changes the angle of the front vehicle wheels used for
steering. The control module (30) employs first and second
calibration tables (38, 40) to determine the control signal
that ensures adequate flow while consuming the least amount
of energy.
Patent EP-1022800-A2 (EP)
Inventor: ROWATT CHARLES ANTHONY
IPC: H01P1/18
Filed: 1999-12-15
Abstract: A right circular cylindrical body of an isotropic dielectric such as a cross-linked styrene
copolymer, has respective pluralities of mutually parallel grooves 2, 12 formed in its axial
end faces, spaced apart by an intermediate portion whose dimension  c  is a half
wavelength. The axial lengths  a, b  of the grooves are such that when a wave passes
through the body, a quarter wavelength phase difference is produced between a
component of a wave having its E-vector parallel to the grooves and a component of the
wave having its E-vector orthogonal to the grooves. As well as providing the anisotropic
properties of the quarter wave plate, the slots are dimensioned to minimise reflections at
the end faces. Alternatively the plate may consist of two or more discrete bodies whose
grooves are dimensioned to produce a total differential phase shift of one quarter
wavelength.
Patent EP-1016353-A2 (EP)
Inventor: CHENEVERT FRANCOIS
IPC: A43B5/00
Filed: 1999-12-21
Abstract: A footbed for sport footwear made of a shell, which defines the general shape
of the footwear. The footbed has a sole portion and a padding wall for
partially separating the sides and back of a wearer's foot from the shell. The
padding wall partially cups the wearer's heel and extending from the back of
the wearer's foot along each side of the heel, along each side of the midfoot
and along each side of the forefoot. The footed is adapted for determining
the size of the footwear in terms of width. The footbed may further comprise
a toe wall portion for determining the size of the footwear in terms of length.